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USC upsets No. 2 Ohio State in a major Big Ten win
USC upset No.
2 Ohio State in a Big Ten college football game.
Maiava and Mosley made big plays for USC in the win.
Ohio State faced a freshman quarterback who had been a high school quarterback in Southern California.
USC was trying to salvage its season, making the victory especially important for the team.
The win was described as USC’s biggest Big Ten win yet.
The available information does not say what either team will do next.
USC beat No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
The win was the biggest of head coach Lincoln Riley’s tenure and USC’s first win over a top-12 team during his time in charge.
Jayden Maiava passed for 222 yards and a touchdown, while King Miller and Waymond Jordan ran for scores.
Freshman Trent Mosley caught a 69-yard touchdown pass on USC’s second play from scrimmage and finished with 101 receiving yards.
Ohio State quarterback Luke Fahey passed for 260 yards in his first career start, but USC held the Buckeyes without a touchdown for the first 57 minutes.
- Who
- USC and No. 2 Ohio State.
- What
- USC won 30-18, upsetting Ohio State.
- When
- Saturday night, October 31, 2026.
- Where
- Los Angeles, at the Coliseum.
- Why
- Not stated
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Trent Mosley caught a 69-yard touchdown pass to give USC an early score.
USC led 20-9.
USC did not allow Ohio State to score a touchdown.
Jeremiah Smith caught a 1-yard touchdown pass, but Ohio State’s two-point conversion attempt failed.
USC made its third field goal after recovering Ohio State’s onside kick.
- Final score
- USC 30, Ohio State 18
- USC record
- 7-2 overall, 4-2 in the Big Ten
- Ohio State record
- 6-2 overall, 4-1 in the Big Ten
- Jayden Maiava
- 222 passing yards and one touchdown
- Trent Mosley
- 5 receptions, 101 yards, one touchdown
- Mark Bowman
- 70-yard reception that set up USC’s touchdown run
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